PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeronimo Barcelos (ranked 4847 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bekbulat Kamchybekov (ranked 3623 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Barcelos
vs
Kamchybekov

187 cm
25
158 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
25
158 lbs
2 - 2 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeronimo Barcelos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bekbulat Kamchybekov!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Reed Andrews and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barcelos throws a head kick that Kamchybekov semi-blocks.

Kamchybekov is rocked!

It looks like Bekbulat Kamchybekov has been cut.

Barcelos gets a clinch.
Kamchybekov is still on wobbly legs! Can Barcelos finish him?

Kamchybekov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kamchybekov seems to have recovered his senses.
Barcelos is looking to clinch.

Kamchybekov clinches up against the cage.
Barcelos looking to stall.
Barcelos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Barcelos can't break the clinch.
Barcelos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Barcelos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kamchybekov lands a shot to the body.
Barcelos is trying to force a seperation but Kamchybekov has the dominant position.

Kamchybekov breaks the clinch.

Kamchybekov gets a takedown into half guard.

Kamchybekov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Barcelos sees it coming and defends easily.
Barcelos taking some punishment here, with Kamchybekov in his half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Barcelos has one foot on Kamchybekov's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

Barcelos closes the distance and clinches.

Barcelos breaks from the clinch.
Barcelos tries to close the distance and clinch but Kamchybekov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barcelos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kamchybekov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Barcelos gets tackled into the cage by Kamchybekov. Kamchybekov maintains the clinch.

Kamchybekov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barcelos throws a head kick but Kamchybekov moves out of range.
Kamchybekov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barcelos.
Barcelos tries to clinch there but Kamchybekov circles away.
Barcelos is looking to clinch.

Kamchybekov drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kamchybekov stops Barcelos from standing up.
Kamchybekov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Barcelos's head.
Kamchybekov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Barcelos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kamchybekov is controlling him.
Kamchybekov chips away with some ground and pound.
Kamchybekov is in close to Barcelos's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kamchybekov connects with a couple of short punches.
Barcelos wants to stand but Kamchybekov is controlling the position.
Kamchybekov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barcelos wants to stand but Kamchybekov is controlling the position.
Barcelos really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamchybekov lands a couple of elbows.
Barcelos is looking to stand up but Kamchybekov isn't so interested in that idea.
Kamchybekov is working Barcelos over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kamchybekov landing some decent shots from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kamchybekov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kamchybekov with a nice head shot there.
Barcelos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kamchybekov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Barcelos's head.
Kamchybekov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Barcelos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kamchybekov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Barcelos's head.
Kamchybekov lands a couple of digs.
Barcelos wants to stand and escape but Kamchybekov is having none of it.
Kamchybekov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kamchybekov is in close to Barcelos's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Barcelos manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Barcelos walks into a straight right hand from Kamchybekov.
Kamchybekov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barcelos misses with a head kick.
Barcelos is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barcelos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kamchybekov.
Barcelos tries to clinch but Kamchybekov is having none of it.
Barcelos throws out a loose jab but Kamchybekov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jeronimo Barcelos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Kamchybekov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kamchybekov works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Kamchybekov scoring with punches from side control.
Kamchybekov in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kamchybekov is putting a hurting on Barcelos here, landing some big shots from side control.

Kamchybekov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kamchybekov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kamchybekov prevents Barcelos from escaping the position.
Kamchybekov scores with a couple of short elbows.
Barcelos is trying to buck Kamchybekov off.

Kamchybekov is trying to get an arm triangle but Barcelos is defending well.
Kamchybekov scores with punches from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barcelos wants to get back to his feet but Kamchybekov drags him back down.

Kamchybekov is trying to get an arm triangle but Barcelos is defending well.

Kamchybekov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Barcelos knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Barcelos wants to get back to his feet but Kamchybekov drags him back down.

Kamchybekov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kamchybekov prevents Barcelos from escaping the position.
Kamchybekov working the ground and pound.
Kamchybekov lands an elbow.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Kamchybekov cracks Barcelos with a big right hand but Barcelos just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bekbulat Kamchybekov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bekbulat Kamchybekov's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Barcelos tries to clinch up.

Kamchybekov closes the distance and clinches.
Barcelos tries to land knees in the clinch but Kamchybekov avoids the damage to the body.
Kamchybekov lands a body punch.

Barcelos breaks the clinch.

Kamchybekov clinches up with Barcelos and pushes him back against the cage.
Kamchybekov is trying to break the clinch but Barcelos is controlling him.
Barcelos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kamchybekov misses with an elbow strike.
Barcelos is trying to maintain a safe position but Kamchybekov gets an underhook and turns Barcelos into the cage.

Kamchybekov manages to break the clinch.
Kamchybekov looks to land a left hand but Barcelos moved out of range nicely.

Kamchybekov takes the fight into the clinch.
Barcelos has Kamchybekov pressed against the cage, preventing Kamchybekov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kamchybekov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barcelos lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Kamchybekov gets a double leg takedown into Barcelos's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barcelos wants to get back to his feet but Kamchybekov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kamchybekov is working Barcelos over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamchybekov with a nice head shot there.
Kamchybekov throws a big right hand that misses.
Kamchybekov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kamchybekov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kamchybekov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barcelos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kamchybekov postures up in Barcelos's guard and throws a big left but Barcelos blocks it.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Barcelos manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Barcelos can't find room to land a body shot as Kamchybekov controls the action.
Kamchybekov can't break the clinch.
Barcelos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barcelos pushes off an throws an elbow but Kamchybekov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Kamchybekov breaks from the clinch.
Bekbulat Kamchybekov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barcelos moves in looking to clinch but Kamchybekov pushes him off.
Jeronimo Barcelos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barcelos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kamchybekov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kamchybekov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

Barcelos gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kamchybekov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barcelos wants to stand up but Kamchybekov is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kamchybekov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Barcelos's head.
Barcelos wants to get back to his feet but Kamchybekov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kamchybekov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Barcelos's head.
Kamchybekov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Barcelos wants to stand up but Kamchybekov is controlling him.
Kamchybekov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kamchybekov is working Barcelos over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kamchybekov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Barcelos wants to stand up but Kamchybekov is controlling him.
Kamchybekov distracts Barcelos with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kamchybekov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Barcelos is looking to stand up but Kamchybekov isn't so interested in that idea.
Kamchybekov is in close to Barcelos's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamchybekov scoring with some ground and pound.
Barcelos wants to stand but Kamchybekov is controlling the position.
Kamchybekov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kamchybekov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kamchybekov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Barcelos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kamchybekov is controlling him.
Kamchybekov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Barcelos is rocked!
Kamchybekov won't allow Barcelos to get back to his feet.
Kamchybekov with a nice head shot there.
Kamchybekov postures up and lands a big shot to Barcelos's brow.
Kamchybekov connects with a couple of short punches.
Oh Barcelos is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kamchybekov working some strikes from top position.
Kamchybekov postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Barcelos covers up, he's hurt! Kamchybekov keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Kamchybekov and the ref steps in to end the fight! Kamchybekov can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bekbulat Kamchybekov!